Chepkirui targets 2:20 at 39th Vienna City Marathon
Defending champion Vibian Chepkirui (Kenya) hopes to make another big step at the Vienna City Marathon, aiming to win her second race at the classic distance, on Sunday April 24.
Defending champion Vibian Chepkirui (Kenya) hopes to make another big step at the Vienna City Marathon, aiming to win her second race at the classic distance, on Sunday April 24.
Both men and women course records could become a target at the 2022 Vienna City Marathon, which features strong elite races on Sunday 24 April.
Kenyan Leonard Langat wins the 2021 Vienna City Marathon with a time of 2:09:25 while debutant Kenyan Vibian Chepkirui ran 2:24:29 to take a surprise victory in the women’s race.
Eliud Kipchoge broke one of the greatest barriers in sport history in a thrilling performance in Vienna when 34-year-old Kenyan became the first to run the classic marathon distance in under two hours – in 1:59:40.2 at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna’s Prater Park on Saturday.
Kenyan Nancy Kiprop smashes the course record in 2:22:12, becoming the first woman to win three VCM titles, while compatriot Vincent Kipchumba takes men’s title a personal best of 2:06:56 at the 36th Vienna City Marathon.
Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto, the world record-holder for the men’s marathon, will run his next race in Vienna, the Austrian capital, on Sunday 22 April, 2018.
Defending champion Nancy Kiprop, from Kenya, returns to the Vienna City Marathon on 22 April, 2018 in one of the strongest women’s fields ever assembled for Austria’s number one road running event.
Robert Chemosin made a fitting statement with regards to this year’s motto of the Vienna City Marathon – Theatre of Emotions – when he said: “this marks the beginning of a new life for me.”
Watch the video highlights of the 33rd Vienna City Marathon 2016 in Vienna, Austria on Sunday 10 April. After two Ethiopian victories in the past two years this edition was dominated by the Kenyans.
Robert Chemosin won the Vienna City Marathon, clocking a fine 2:09:48 in very windy conditions while Shuko Genemo ran 2:24:31 to take the women’s title on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s Guteni Shone, with a personal best of 2:23:32, is the fastest of women’s elite field of the 2016 Vienna City Marathon on 10 April.
Kenya’s Levy Matebo Omari will take his bow at the 2016 Vienna City Marathon on 10 April and will be the fastest man in the field at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race.
After celebrating his biggest triumph at the 2015 Vienna City Marathon, Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma targets a Vienna return and qualification for Rio 2016 Olympics.
Ethiopian Sisay Lemma stepped in with an amazing performance to secure victory for his country at the Vienna City Marathon after pre-race favourite Getu Feleke dropped out injured.
For 27 year-old Getu Feleke, Vienna was a major step back into world-class. Running the second fastest time of his career it was the third time he registered a sub 2:06 result.
Ethiopian Getu Feleke clocked a superb course record of 2:05:41 to win the 31st Vienna City Marathon in good weather conditions on Sunday.
Defending champion Henry Sugut from Kenya produced a result at the 30th Vienna City Marathon that fitted to the occasion. It was the 30th edition of Austria’s biggest sporting event and…
Kenya’s Henry Sugut, VCM’s defending champion and course record-holder, will face tough oppositions as he return to the Vienna City Marathon on April 14. Among them is Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba,…